Maitland Rural Care Service

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Long Day Care is provided in day care centres mainly for children up to school age. Also known as kindergartens, preschools, child care centres or early learning centres.

The following service information (including fees and vacancies) has been provided by the child care service and a waiting list may apply. Please contact the child care service to confirm the service’s details. Please note that child care services generally update their vacancies weekly. Vacancies may change between updates. Service’s information relating to the National Quality Framework is sourced from the State and Territory Regulatory Authorities and the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority.

Hourly fee – The hourly fee is based on care per hour and may include other items or services in the fee.

Weekly fee – The weekly fee is based on care per child from Monday to Friday and may include other items or services in the fee.

Full Day, Half Day, Preschool, Before School Care and After School Care Fee – The fee services offered and may include other items or services in the fee. For example 7:30 am to 9:00 am for Before School Care or 9:00 am to 3:00 pm for Preschool.

Out of Pocket Costs

The Australian Government provides financial assistance to reduce the cost of child care for families. To view an indication of general out of pocket costs, select a full day fee from the options below. For a more personalised estimate, you can visit the Child Care Estimator.For the most accurate assessment of your entitlements, please contact the Department of Human Services.

Select a full day fee below to view out of pocket costs

Vacancies – Indicates if a service has care available.

Permanent place – care provided on an ongoing basis.

Casual place – care provided on a non-ongoing basis.

Full day vacancies – care provided for a full day. The start and finish time of a full day may vary from service to service.

Half day vacancies – care provided for half the day. The start and finish time of a half day may vary from service to service.

Other session vacancies – care provided that is not full day or half day. For example, care provided before school and/or after school. The start and finish time of these sessions may vary from service to service.

Care not provided – This service does not provide care for this age group.

Quality of Service

Services covered under the National Quality Framework (NQF) are assessed and rated against the National Quality Standard and Education and Care Services National Regulations. This service has not been assessed and rated, or is yet to receive its final rating. Therefore, this service is given the rating of ‘Provisional – Not Yet Assessed under the National Quality Framework’.